2025 Compare Cities Education:
Los Gatos, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany spends 3.3% less per student than Los Gatos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Albany than in Los Gatos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Gatos
 Los Gatos, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.4%1.5%
Reviews for Los Gatos    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Have lived in Los Gatos for 30 plus years. Great climate - mild winters and comfortable  More

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Over 16 years ago

Progressive &  More

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Over 17 years ago

Los Gatos is a beautiful, small town with a great community. The cost of living, however, is extremely expensive. Food at the supermarket is more expensive than in  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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